Mine-tie clip



July 29, 1930. J, J, Ross 1,771,819

MINE TIE CLIP I v Filed April 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l J. J. ROSS MINE TIE @LIPv .July 29, 1930,

Filed April 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i Patented YJuly 193() v U TES Iren gSTA Justrtrs J. Ross, on HUNTINGTON, vwnsfr VIRGINIA,l

- MINE-TIE CLIP n Application filed April 23,

This invention relates to fasteningor anchoring means for rails and has special reference to clips for use onmetallic mine ties.

One of the objects of the presentv invention Consists in the provision of rail fastening clips which are so designed as to be used for clamping seven different sizes of rails andwhich will at the same time maintain the proper gauge of the track within practical limits.

A `further object of the invention resides in the use of clips so designed as to permit the insertion of atie as a replacement in a track already laid, or which will permit the individual removal of a tie. f c Another object of the invention consists in the provision of `clips which may be riveted to the tie and which may be placed close to the rail base thereby decreasing the amoun of material used in the clips. f

in provision of pairs of clips, one clip of each pair serving as a gauging clip and provided vwith one or more squared faces, while the other clip serves as a tightening or fastening clip and is provided with faces in the form of arcs and tangents which cooperate with the base or web of the rail or both, so as to secure the rail in place; the arc and tangent faces transmitting pressure directly tothe center of the rivet which forms the pivot of the clip and thus avoiding any tendency to move the clip to unlocking position.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following deaccompanying drawings, inv which Figure 1 is a fragment-ary longitudinal sect-ion through a tie showing one form of rail securing clips.

shown in Figure I.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a modiied construction of clips. y

Figure i is a section through the clips of VFigure 3.

VFigure 5 is a plan `view of a further modi'- ied construction. n y

Figure 6 is a plan viewof a still. different form of clips. v p, l w5 Figure 7 vis a section ythrough theclips of A further object of the invention resides scription when taken in connection with the Figure 2 is a pian 'view of the construction 1929. `v serial No. 357,493.v

Figure 6 showing the same, in position for sei curing a rvpound rail in place. Figure 8 is a plan view of' a slightly modiied Vconstruction and Figure' 9 is a section through the clips of Figure v8, also showing. the clips in position for securing a 40 pound rail.

The present invention `may assume many different forms and 1t isto be understood lthat the several forms depicted on the drawings are merely illustrative of only a few of such forms, the invention being generic to these forms as well asy many others not disclosed herein and it is intended that the claims appended hereto shall include Within their scope all such constructions.

will be presently described. VThe plate 2 is y provided with downturned flanges which are also secured to the tie by mea-ns of rivets 8V thereby providing a tie of sturdy construction which is adapted to heavy duty in mines i as Well as to general railroad use.

Referring now to the rail anchoringclips and especially to clip 6, the body isiforined of a. flat portion.9 in Contact witbfthe upper surface of the tie and an upwardly inclined portion l() whichvis spaced from the tie. This clip may be termed a gauging clip in contra distinction to the clip which; serves as ak tightening and locking clip. Theflat portion 9.of the clip 6 is provided with two krail engaging faces 11 and 12.` These faces are squared and are` adapted to engagey the straight edge of the base of rails of different sizes, whilelthe inclined portion 10 overlaps ,the base of the rail. The inclined portion l() is valso provided with two vengaging faces 13 and 14 adapted to engage Qthe'web portion-15 of rails of differ-ent sizes.; In some instances the rail maybe engaged-by the-gauging-clip `rat both the edge of the base andthe web p0r- CTI tion 15 of the rail. This clip, as previously say, by swinging. the clips so that their stated, is pivoted to the tie by its anchoring rivet 5 and is provided With a spring latch portion 16 which is adapted to cooperate with openings 17 formed in the reinforcing plate 2 and tie 1. By means of this latch 16 and perforations 17 Vthe gauging clip 6 maybe locked in either of its rail engaging -positions.

The clip 7 which serves to engage the op-V posite side of the rail is a tightening clip. This clip also is provided with a flatportion 16 in engagement With the upper surface of the reinforcing plate 2 and an inclined portion 17 which is spaced from the ltie so as to overlap the base portion of the rail. As Will be clear from an inspection of Figure 2 the flat portion 16 is provided with a plurality of flattened rail engaging faces 18 adapted to engage the edge of the base of rails ofv varying sizes, While the inclined portion 17 is also provided with a plurality of rail engaging faces 19 adapted to engage the vveb'15 of rails of different sizes; and in some instances the rails may be engaged by the faces of both the flat portion 16 and the inclined portion 17.

VIt is to be particularly noted that the rail engaging faces 19 and 13 of the clips 6 and 7 are arranged as tangent-s of circles having their centers at the pivot points of the clips 6 and 7. By reason of this tangential arrangement of the locking faces of theclips it will be apparent that there is no tendency for th clips to be forced to unlocking position by rea son of pressure from the rail, since the pressure is directed toward the centers of the pivot points of the clips. The clip 7 is also provided With means for locling'the same in its several positions; suc-h means taking the form of aplurality of apertures 2O formed in the reinforcing plate 2 and tie 1 which serve to receive the lug 21 which is formed on the'remote end of the clip 7. Aalso formed onthe reinforcing plate 2 are a pair of stops 22 and 23 Which cooperate With the clip 7 to limit its movement in one direction.

To hold the ti'es in proper alignment so as to prevent shifting of the track either on curves or straight Way, l have provided alignment lugs 24. rThese lugs in the present form of the invent-ion areformed by pro-- viding sharpened points on the lower heads ofthe rivets 5 which secure the 'clips 6 and v7 tothe tie and these sharpened pointsa dig into the ground and anchor the tie in its proper posit-ion, thereby preventing shifting of the'track.`

The construction of 'tie and lockinfr clips 's'h'oivn `in Figures 1 and v2 is strong and dnrabl'e and is therefore adapted to use in the general construction of railroads' as 'Well as in the laying 'of mine tracks. 1t vvill be lnotedV also that `With this type of rail engaging clips' a tie maybe spetted in a track, that is to straight longitudinal edges extend transversely of the tie, the latter may be slipped under the rails in place of a Worn out tie and the clips then turned to proper position to lock the rails to the tie. It Will also be noted that the clips as just described will function to loclr in proper position or gauge seven different sizes of rails by reason of the plurality of faces which are formed on the flat and inclined portions of these clips.

v1n the form of the invention shown in Figures 3 and 4 the clip 30, which is the gauging clip, is also provided With a flattened portion 31 adapted to engage the surface of the tie and an upwardly inclined portion 32 adapted to overlap the base of the rail and each of these portions is provided with a squared face for engaging respectively the edge Aof the base portion or the Webrof the rail or both. The face of the flat portion 31 of this gauging clip engages the large size rail (3()7 l0 and a5 pounds) on the vbase and the face of the inclined portion 32 gauges `the smaller rails byv engagementivith the web of the rail. The tightening clip in this form of the invention is indicated by the numeral 33 and is likewise provided With a flattened portion 34 for contact With the tie and an upwardly inclined portion 35 adapted to overlap the base of the rail.

Asin the previously described formV the fla portion 34 ofthe tightening clip is provided with a plurality of rail engaging facesV 36 andthe inclined portion 35 is provided `with a plurality of rail engaging faces. 37 Certain of the faces 36 and 37 have portions thereof formed as tangente of circles having the pivot of the clip as the center. These tangential portions are indicated bythe numeral 38 and nierging'into these tangential faces are thetightening faces 39 which are curved in the 'form of an arc or spiral. By this arrangement it will be apparent that as the clip 33 isrotated into locking position for the particular size 0f rail with vvhich it is at thetime cooperating7 the curved or spiral portion 39 Will engage against the web or base of the rail as tne case may be,andV

force the rail into engagement with the gauging clip 30. Further movement of the tightening clip will then bring the tangential or locking faces 33 into squared engagement With the rail. he fact that the squared or locking faces 33 of the tightening clip are tangential to circles having the clip vpivot as the center, v vvvill'cause any force applied to this portion of the clip to be directed to the center of the rivet which forms the pivot for the clip, thereby avoiding any tendency of pressure' on the rail to swing the clip to un locking position. Y

` For the purpose of rotating the clip I provide lugs 4Q vvhich may ne 'engaged directly by a hammer or the like, or a fish plate or angle 'bar may be laid against the edge of the lugs l() and in turn receive the blovvs of a hammer or other instrument for rotating the clip to locking or unlocking position.

The rail securing clips just described and disclosed in Figures 3 and l are intended for a somenfhat lighter service than thosev disclosed in Figures l and 2, and While they have all the advantages of the first described clips, such as spotting of a tie and the like, it is not deemed necessary in this form to provide a special lock for the clips, such as thepins i7 and 2l, for the reason that the tangential locking faces of the tightening clip prevent any tendency of the clip to move to unlocked position. This latter form of locking clips also has the advantage that it is fool-proof in the sense that there is only one position for the gauging clip 3l, thereby eliminating any possibilityv of the operator moving this clip to an improper position for any size of rail.

In Figure 5 is shown a pair of rail securing clips which are substantially the saine as those just described and shovvn in Figures 3 and Zl; the difference being that the clip is a tightening clip rat-her than a gauging clip, While the clip 5l is a gauging clip. In this connection it Will be noted that the clip 50 has its tWo rail engaging faces 52 and 53 formed of compound portions which merge together, that is to say, each of these faces is provided With a face Which is tangential to a curve having the pivot point at its center and with a. spiral or arcuate face which merges into the tangential face. ln'the gauging clip 51, which is provided with the plurality of rail engaging faces 54e and 55, the spiral or arcuate faces are omitted inasmuch as the tightening function is performed by the clip 50. rlhe faces 5ft and 55 of the clip 51, however,` are formed on tangents of a circle having the rivet as its center.

In Figures 6 and 7 is shown a still further modified form of the rail securing clips and in this form, Which is adapted to secure a more accurate gauge of the track, the gauging clip *which is pivoted to the tie means of the rivet 6l, is provided in addition to the flat tie cont-acting portion 62, with four upwardly inclined portions 68 which are spaced from the upper surface of the tie. rl'he flat portion 62 as Well as the upwardly inclined portion 63 is provided with squared rail engaging faces adaptedto engage the Web or base of rails of varying sizes; the faces being spaced from the pivot points varying amounts for this purpose. c In this moditied form of the invention the tightening cli J 2D Y is indicated by numeral 64 and is provided with the flat tie engaging portion 65, the upwardly inclined portion 66 and operating lugs 67.

Seven rail engaging faces are provided onl the flattened portion these faces being rail engaging faces which. are tangential 'to a circle, having the pivotr point ofthe .Clip

formedof `arcs :and tangentsas previously described in connection With other formsto first tighten the rail into proper gauging relation with the gauging clip and then locking it in such position by means'of'tlie related O tangential face. 'This construction ofwrail securing clips provides for ythe fastening of seven different vsizes of rails-and due to the plurality -of gauging faces,.provides for. a more accurate gauging ofthe rails.v Furthermore, in'this form of the inventiony the clips are so designed as to gauge and tighten the rails solely byy contactfwith thebase of the rails, therebyfgreatly yreducing the amount of material required in forming the clips since it is not necessary that the 'clips extendv so far as to'contact Withthe web ofthe vrail asin the previouslydescribed forms.

Figures Sand 9 disclose a further modified form of development vof theiail securing clips, being substantially a` reversal of the construction shown in Figures 6 and 7.- f In this modiliedfform the tightening clip7 indicated by the numeral 70, is provided With the flat tie engaging portion 7 land the four 11p- ..90 Wardly inclined portions 72 adapted .toengage over the base of the rail.V vThe flattened portion of the clip 70-is provided alsoWith four yrail engaging faces 7 3 "which areformed of spiral and tangential facesas described in connectionvvith lother'forms so as to first' Cri tighten the rail and then lockitV against the gauging clip.. The gauging clip', which is iny dicated by the numeral 74, hasthe' flattened portion7 5 for contacting the-'top of the tie and the upwardly inclined portion Whichk is spaced abovethe'tieso astooverlap 'aportion of the rail base'.V AThe flattened'portion of this gauging clip is provided vvithfa? plurality of as its center,v The clip Tais shovvnfas-being integrally formed With a rivet?? which -is shoWn'as provided Witha-head78.' Itgwill be understood, that this constructionis-mere- Il rio ly illustrative of a modified means for secur-V ing the clips to the tie `in lieu'of thev separate rivets 'shown in rconnection 'With the for-ms previously described. v f

In this form 'of the: invention-shown in Figures 8 yand 9 kthe clipscprovidea veryfaccurate gauge of the rails and their j cost of manufacture is reduced due to` thefactgthat the amount of material used in the clips is greatly reduced over that shown inFigures l'to 5 inclusive, inv which thecl'ips are adapted to engage theyveb portion ofcertain' sizes `ofrails. f

From the foregoing description ,italien in connection With `the accompanyingr drawings,

' it will be observed thatl have devised. a variety of means Vfor securing rails to cross-ties;

in Which thefpresent invention maybe em- 130 bodied; 'that by reason oi the yriveting ol the .clips the same `may be placed closer to the rails and thus reduce the amount of material 'required in the construction of clips; that by reason of their design a gauging of the lrails of a. plurality of sizes is possible; that the v clips clamp the base of the rail so'as to prevent the tie from sliding along the rail; and that the construction is such as to permit the insertion and Withdrawal of ties from a track already laid Without in any Way disturbing the track.V

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters f Patent is:

l. Means for securing a rail toa tie, said means including a pair of pivotally-inounted clips, one of said clips provided With a squared face to engage the web vof a rail, and

the other clip provided With `a face partly squared and partly vformed of a. Compound curve.

2. Means for securing a rail to a tie, said means including apair of pivotally-mounted clips, .one of said clips provided with a. squared face to engage the base of a rail, and the other clip provided With a face, a portion lof which is tangent to .a circle about its .pivot and another portion of Which is a spiral.

3. Means for securing a rail to a tie,` includ ing a gauging clip,v and a piv-otally-mounted tightening clip, said tightening 'clip provided With one or more tightening faces and one or more locking faces.

4. Means for securing a rail to a tie7 including a` gauging clip, and a pivotally mounted tightening clip, said tightening clip provided With a 'tightening face and a locking face which merge together.

5. Means Afor securing Va rail to a tie, including a gauging clip, and a pivotallymounted tightening clip, said tightening clip provided with a. tightening face of arcuate contour and a lock-ing face tangential to a -curve having the pivot of the clip `as its cen- 6. Means for securing a lrail to a tie, said means including a gauging clip7 and a pivotally-mounted tightening clip, said tightening clip provided Vwith a fiat portion in contact with `the tie and aninclined portion spaced from `the'tie, each kof said portions .having its `edge provided with a tightening face and a Ilocking face.

7 lMeansffor securing a rail 'to ka tie, said ineens including Aa gauging clip, and a pivotally-mounted tightening c1ip,said tightening clip provided with a flat portion in contact with the tie' and an inclined portion :spaced the"tie,.eaeh of vsaid .portions having its .edge provided 'with a plurality oi' tangential loc-king faces,- and one or Amore tightening facesofspiral Jformation merging into certain vof said tangential locking aces.

JUSTUSV J. ROSS. 

